The way to get had up for riding an elephant (6)

I believe the answer is:
howdah
'riding an elephant' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'the way to get had up' is the wordplay.
'the way to' becomes 'how' (ie how to do something).
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'had' back-to-front is 'dah'.
'how'+'dah'='HOWDAH'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for howdah that I've seen before include "Seat on an elephant's back" , "Elephant rider's seat" , "Elephant's back pavilion" , "Canopied elephant seat" , "Elephant rider's chair" .)
